LISTEN NOW John 1:43-51 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. 44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets,… Continue reading 1st Sunday of Great Lent – Triumph Of Orthodoxy -Can Anything Good Come Out Of Nazareth – Hebrews 11:24-26,32-12:2, John 1:43-51
Month: March 2008
Great Lent, the 2nd week, Monday – Why are things hard? – Proverbs 3:34 – 4:26
The Lord resists the proud; but he gives grace to the humble. Monday in the Second Week – At Vespers, Prov 3:34 – 4:26 With grace, everything is easy. The man fully in the Spirit, fully in the grace of God, does not consider the yoke of righteousness to be burdensome, but easily, and freely,… Continue reading Great Lent, the 2nd week, Monday – Why are things hard? – Proverbs 3:34 – 4:26
The Sunday Of Orthodoxy, Come and see! – John 1:43-51
And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. (John 1:46) In the name of the father and of the son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Today, brothers and sisters, is the first Sunday of the Great Lent, the Sunday of Orthodoxy.… Continue reading The Sunday Of Orthodoxy, Come and see! – John 1:43-51
Great Lent, the first week, Clean Friday – The Spoil of the Poor – Is 3:1-14
14. The Lord himself shall enter into judgment with the elders of the people, and with their rulers: but why have ye set my vineyard on fire, and why is the spoil of the poor in your houses?Friday in the First Week – At the Sixth Hour – Is 3:1-14 Why is the spoil of… Continue reading Great Lent, the first week, Clean Friday – The Spoil of the Poor – Is 3:1-14
The Lord alone shall be exalted in that day
This week’s readings from the first two chapters of the book of Isaiah marvelously describe both the realities of our fallen condition and God’s mercies. The prophet seems to alternate between speaking of Israel’s (and our) unfaithfulness to God, and God’s promise of salvation. This verse, “the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day,”… Continue reading The Lord alone shall be exalted in that day
Great Lent, the first week, Clean Thursday – In all thy ways acquaint thyself with her – Prov 3:5-6
“Trust in God with all thine heart; and be not exalted in thine own wisdom. 6. In all thy ways acquaint thyself with her, that she may rightly direct thy paths.” Prov 3:5-6, Thursday in the First Week At Vespers, Proverbs Prov 3:1-18 Man’s wisdom is nothing; it is foolishness before God. The fear of… Continue reading Great Lent, the first week, Clean Thursday – In all thy ways acquaint thyself with her – Prov 3:5-6
Great Lent, the first week, Clean Wednesday – Thou knowest our frame
Thou knowest our frame, thou knowest our weakness, O Lover of mankind; we have sinned, but have not turned away from Thee, O God, nor have we stretched out our hands to a strange god. Spare us in Thy goodness, O Compassionate One.Wednesday in the First Week, Sixth Hour: Troparion of the Prophecy, 4th Tone… Continue reading Great Lent, the first week, Clean Wednesday – Thou knowest our frame
The Great Canon – a short explanation
The Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete is the longest canon in all of our services, and is associated with Great Lent, since the only times it is appointed to be read in church are the first four nights of Great Lent (Clean Monday through Clean Thursday, at Great Compline, when it is serialized)… Continue reading The Great Canon – a short explanation
Great Lent, the first week, Clean Tuesday – Strangers
For we are strangers on the earth, as were all our fathers; keep our short life without sin, O our Savior, and have mercy on us, as the lover of mankind. The Troparion of the Prophecy, 1st Tone, Clean Tuesday, At the Sixth Hour. For we are strangers on the earth. This world is not… Continue reading Great Lent, the first week, Clean Tuesday – Strangers
The Great Canon, Monday of Clean Week: All the demon chiefs of the passions
All the demon chiefs of the passions have plowed on my back, and long has their tyranny over me lasted(Great Canon, Ode 2, Troparion 12, Clean Monday) We read this troparion tonight, in the first of four nights of serving the Great Canon service. Unfortunately, in our church, few heard it. This is one of… Continue reading The Great Canon, Monday of Clean Week: All the demon chiefs of the passions